HOUSE ARREST PARTICIPANTS
With the cost of incarcerating an offender ranging from $25,000 to $75,000 per year and prisons operating beyond capacity, house arrest programs have proven to be an extremely effective, productive and less expensive alternative to incarceration for lower-risk offenders. However, as with most types of alternative sentencing, the biggest challenge with house arrest programs is ensuring that offenders remain in specific locations at specific times with very limited direct supervision.
To begin to address the challenge of enforcing the conditions set for a specific offender's house arrest program, law enforcement agencies have instituted offender monitoring programs built around the most sophisticated active GPS and assisted GPS tracking solutions available. Electronic monitoring programs in the form of GPS tethers and GPS ankle bracelets have proven to be an invaluable asset for law enforcement in running successful alternative sentencing programs like house arrest.
The use of GPS monitoring units tied to sophisticated tracking and mapping software that offers exclusion zones and scheduling tools, enables law enforcement to help ensure that an individual is at a specific location at a specific time. To help overcome the limitations created by the lack of face-to-face supervision, structured monitoring programs can be created that use conditions set in the tracking software in conjunction with the data from a GPS unit to help ensure compliance.
While electronic monitoring is an effective means of monitoring offenders on house arrest, not all electronic monitoring solutions are the same. Only Omnilink provides a tracking solution that leverages dual GPS and cellular triangulation to provide law enforcement agencies with an unparalleled level of visibility, regardless if the offender is indoors or outdoors.
The Device
- A single-piece ankle bracelet worn by the individual
- Active GPS and assisted GPS tracking providing indoor and outdoor tracking
The Service
- 24/7 monitoring center staffed with Omnilink Certified Professionals
- Remote diagnostics
- Ongoing technical support
- Detailed documentation for system use in house arrest and curfew programs
The Software: FocalPoint™
- Monitoring and tracking data from any Internet access point
- Tracking proximity to criminal associates, victims or restricted locations
- Instant alerts for zone violations, amperage drops or other non-compliant behaviors
- Automatic increase in tracking frequency when a defendant leaves an inclusion zone or enters an exclusion zone
